Outcome of the upper limb in cervical spinal cord injury: Profiles of recovery and insights for clinical studies

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 503-510

  Kalsi Ryan, Sukhvinder ^a   Beaton, Dorcas ^b   Curt, Armin ^c   Popovic, Milos R ^d,e   Verrier, Mary C ^e   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outcome measure; Recovery; Sensorimotor function; Tetraplegia; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CAPABILITIES OF UPPER EXTREMITY QUESTIONNAIRE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRADED REDEFINED ASSESSMENT OF STRENGTH SENSIBILITY AND PREHENSION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS OF NEUROLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL CORD INJURY; LEG; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INDEPENDENCE MEASURE III; TIME; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; COMPLICATION; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; HAND STRENGTH; INJURIES; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMETRY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UPPER LIMB;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84907442020     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772314Y.0000000252     Document Type: Article

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